Characterization of Mutations Associated with Streptomycin Resistance in Multidrug-Resistant <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in Zambia

• Main Authors: Precious Bwalya (Author), Tomoyuki Yamaguchi (Author), Eddie Samuneti Solo (Author), Joseph Yamweka Chizimu (Author), Grace Mbulo (Author), Chie Nakajima (Author), Yasuhiko Suzuki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Streptomycin (STR) is recommended for the management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Streptomycin resistance-conferring mutation types and frequency are shown to be influenced by genotypes of circulating strains in a population. This study aimed to characterize the mutations in MDR-TB...